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WORT Music Playlists

What was that song I heard? Who was the artist, what is the album title, where can I get it? Where can I find the entire playlist for a show?

Click on the Playlists button to bring up a calendar where you can choose any date to find the playlists for that day. If you can’t find the right playlist or the song you’re looking for, your best bet is to call the station the next time that program’s on and ask the host yourself. If that’s not possible we may be able to help you, but please have as much information as possible at hand when you contact us, such as: approximate day and time the music was played, what type or genre of music it was, who hosted the show and any other information you remember about the selection and we’ll do our best to track it down.

Once you figure it out, there’s a “Buy It!” link next to each track in online playlists that leads you to a place where you can buy songs and albums, and by doing it that way a small portion of each purchase goes to support WORT.

Contact Information

Music Director: Sybil Augustine – musicdirector@wortfm.org (for music submissions, charts and tracking, promotional exchanges for music events and following up on volunteer applications or other requests. Please include specifics in your subject line, such as “Hiphop Music Submission” etc, )

Music Assistant: Aaron Scholz – musicass@wortfm.org (for record donations and sales, promos recording volunteers, etc.)

Music Calendars: Submit your events online here or send by email to calendar@wortfm.org

How do I get my music played on WORT?

We accept submissions in most genres and styles of music, focusing on noncommercial, out-of-the-mainstream, independent releases (check out our playlists and music charts for more information.) It may take up to a few weeks for us to review and process your submission so we appreciate your patience, and feel free to contact us to follow up. Please send your music, indicating any tracks with language that needs to be aired after 10 pm and including a one-sheet description and any biographical and tour information, to WORT Music Director, 118 S. Bedford St, Madison, WI 53703 and/or to musicdirector@wortfm.org.

We do accept digital files on .wav or mp3, but currently we still prefer CDs to digital submissions because it’s the quickest way to get it into the hands of our programmers and onto the airwaves, though we have a growing digital library. Digital submissions should be .wav or other lossless files, or high quality mp3s [128-320 kbps.]

You can follow up or “track” your submissions by email, or call 608-256-2001 on Wednesdays between 1-4 pm CST to ask if we received it, has it been reviewed, has it been added to our library, and what kind of airplay it’s getting—e.g. light, medium, heavy or charting. Thanks and we look forward to hearing your music!

‘Tis The Season for Holiday Music

December 21, 2020 by Music Department

Had enough of holiday carols? Tune into WORT for something different. Many specials happen during this time, including “Best Of 2020” shows. Coming up later this week: Thursday 12/31 G-Man hosts Diaspora with the, er, timely theme of “Time.” About the show: Listening to music from many cultures reveals we are all made of the […]

Special early music for your holidays

December 5, 2020 by Musica Antiqua

December is always special on Musica Antiqua. On December 13 Carol Moseson will play medieval and Renaissance holiday-related selections, including a Christmas mass by Morales, recordings by Anonymous 4 and Boston Camerata, and favorites like Lo How A Rose. On December 20 Sarah Brailey will offer music from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio plus a few surprises. Finally, […]

Grammy nomination for Sarah Brailey

November 24, 2020 by Musica Antiqua

Congratulations to Musica Antiqua co-host Sarah Brailey for her Grammy Award nomination! Sarah is a professional soprano and sings a wide range of music with various groups. The nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for her 2020 release “Smyth: The Prison” reflects her dazzling talent and wide-ranging musical tastes. This album is a collaboration […]

Anton TenWolde and Charlie Rasmussen on their new CD

November 12, 2020 by Musica Antiqua

On Sunday’s Musica Antiqua local cellists Anton TenWolde and Charlie Rasmussen will join host Alan Muirhead to talk about their new CD featuring duets by Tommaso Giordani. The show also will feature new and recent prize-winning CDs by Les Arts Florissants, New York Polyphony, and Christina Pluhar, plus new CDs from Blue Heron, from Chicago-based […]

Maybe You Can’t Be Square-But You CAN Still Be There!

August 31, 2020 by Back Porch Serenade

With the potential for scattered showers tonight in Madison, there may be a delayed start to tonight’s live performance or a modified program. Please stay tuned for an update before the concert – WCO hosts “Concerts on the Square” live at Breese Stevens Field tonight with a pre-concert show at 5 pm running till 8 pm […]

Madison Early Music Festival on Musica Antiqua

July 2, 2020 by Musica Antiqua

This Sunday, July 5, Musica Antiqua host Sarah Brailey talks with Cheryl Bensman-Rowe and Paul Rowe, co-directors of the Madison Early Music Festival about how this year’s festival is adapting to the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. All in-person concerts, workshops, and lectures have been postponed to July 2021. Instead, supporters from all […]

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